I do like the character development and the confession. While he's already developed far, the ML admits he still has a lot of emotional growing left to do. It feels more realistic than a perfect 'ah ha' moment. I hope he and the MC can continue to grow together
Honestly, I feel like this is the best way to present a teacher x student couple. They're not only the same age, but also initially friends before everything else. For me, there's less of a moral conflict in this kind of relationship.
I kind of understand the aide. I'm not saying his attitude is right, but I can see why he'd feel like he's been demoted. Being a commoner too, it could be seen as even more of a slight to him. Hopefully, he'll eventually see why he wasn't actually demoted and correct his attitude sooner then later
I did not expect a Chinese manhua to get this spicy lol